Lily Allen: Married life has put a smile on my face

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Lily Allen has said that her new husband Sam Cooper rescued her from the clutches of binge drinking and took her to a world of married bliss.

Newlywed: Lily Allen said her husband, Sam Cooper, had turned her life around

In her first interview since their wedding in Gloucestershire last month, a pensive Mrs Cooper reflected on the unhappy world she left behind.

âI wasnât myself at all â I was deeply unhappy most of the time,â said the pregnant star. âI wasnât eating and then I was going out at night… Come three oâclock it was like, âOh, I suppose itâs acceptable to have a glass of wineâ. And then by four oâclock I would have had four glasses. Itâs not the way to be. But then I met Sam and he noticed that behaviour.â

Happier: Lily on the cover of the August issue of Elle

Luckily for Lil, the decorator stood by her and helped her change her ways. âI think it came to a point for him where he was thinking, âCan I be with this girl if this is what her life is like? I want to make this work but I canât live in this world.ââ

The Lucy In Disguise store owner admitted she âknewâ she needed to clean up her act.

âI suppose I was doing all that because I wanted acceptance and if he was telling me that heâd already accepted me for who I was and I didnât need to do all this bull****, then it made me feel safe and secure,â she told Elle magazine.

âIt was like, âOK, I can stuff all of that if you look after meâ.â

The 26-year-old jumped at the chance to be Cooperâs wife when he proposed last Christmas, after their baby was stillborn in November.

Lily even personalised her luggage with the initials Lily Rose Cooper.

âHe was really freaked out when he saw it,â she said. âI practised my signature within an hour of him proposing.â

They opted for a church wedding in their home town after locals rallied around following their loss.

âWe hadnât been there long but after the news got out we received flowers and really heartfelt cards,â she said.

âIt feels really nice. We feel protected.â

Read the full interview in the August issue of Elle, out on Wednesday.